NYT Connections - some more tenuous than others

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New thread to vent our frustration

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I did have to google the definition of rout.

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@Flatleak I had to google a couple of words to check whether they had another meaning to the one I was familiar with - but although I would have grouped the blues together to my understanding- the answer seemed an opposite meaning.

Failed

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Puzzle #288
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Puzzle #288
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Lol, I got blue thinking the connection was something else.

Not a chance today. Blue group / absolutely zero chance of me knowing that and purple 2 out of 4.
Need a UK version 🙄

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Bit of a fluke on the blues, thought it was something else.

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Same as others got the blues thinking of another meaning! Purple was what was left.
Too many similar words today.

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Checking in with one guess left & only the purple to show for it.. What on earth are these groups?

Going to make a coffee & dive back in.

It’s not an easy game! Definitely need a UK version.

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Look at the state of that. Not the sign of a good puzzle imo.

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Easy today… joking, I got the blues by a lucky guess. Two of the purples are not British usage, I would say.

Failed today!
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Just!

Blimey that was 'skin of your teeth' there! Well done

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Found the first 2 lines quite easily. Yellow and Green were just too similar, got lucky in the end

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Getting blue was pure luck as I was thinking of something else.

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I've never done that badly before ! Not one line correct 😳

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First time I've failed it. Badly. Too many similar words.